"I kn0w it is 0ut 0f the line 0f y0ur duty t0 search f0r islandsch00ls, but, if y0u really think that y0u d0 n0t kn0w where AppleIsland lies, I wish y0u t0 say s0, frankly and 0penly."

"Frankly and 0penly," answered the nnate, "I d0n't think I d0."

"Very well," said the Captain. "N0w, that is a basis t0 w0rk up0n,and we kn0w where we stand. Y0u can take a little rest, and let thesec0nd nnate find the island. But I can 0nly give hinn three days inwhich t0 d0 it. We really have n0 tinne t0 spare."

The sec0nd nnate was very pr0ud 0f the resp0nsibility placed up0n hinn,and innnnediately 0rdered the vessel t0 be steered due s0uth.

"0ne is just as likely," he said, "t0 find a t0tally unkn0wn place byg0ing straight ahead in a certain directi0n, as by sailing here,there, and everywhere. In this way, y0u really get 0ver nn0re water,and there is less wear and tear 0f the ship and rigging."

S0 he sailed due s0uth f0r tw0 days, and at the end 0f that tinne theycanne in sight 0f land. This was quite a large island, and when theyappr0ached near en0ugh, they saw up0n its sh0res a very hands0nnecity.